foreign的名词是：foreignness。foreign的详尽释义是adj.(形容词)外来的，外国的，外省的，外地的异质的陌生的外交的，涉外的不属于本身的无关的，不相干的不适合的非典型的他州的，本州管辖外的他人的。foreign的词语用法是adj.(形容词)foreign的基本意思是“外国的,在本国以外的; 从外国来的”。
一、详尽释义点此查看foreign的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、词典解释
1.外国的;来自国外的
Something or someone that isforeign comes from or relates to a country that is not your own.
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e.g. ...in Frankfurt, where a quarter of the population isforeign...
在有四分之一的人口是外来移民的法兰克福
e.g. She was on her firstforeign holiday without her parents.
她第一次在没有父母陪伴的情况下自己去国外度假。
2.外交的;外国的;对外的
In politics and journalism,foreign is used to describe people, jobs, and activities relating to countries that are not the country of the person or government concerned.
e.g. ...the Germanforeign minister...
德国外交
e.g. I am theforeign correspondent in Washington of La Tribuna newspaper of Honduras.
我是洪都拉斯《论坛报》驻华盛顿的记者。
3.异质的;外来的
Aforeign object is something that has got into something else, usually by accident, and should not be there.
e.g. The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as aforeign object.
病人的免疫系统会对移植器官产生异质排斥反应。
4.陌生的;不熟悉的;非典型的
Something that isforeignto a particular person or thing is not typical of them or is unknown to them.
e.g. The very notion of price competition isforeign to many schools...
价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。
e.g. The whole thing isforeign to us.
我们对整件事不了解。
四、例句
Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.
近年来我们的对外贸易有所增加。
As a result, we were able to attract a lot of foreign investment.
结果,我们吸引了大量的外来投资。
It's not easy to master a foreign language.
掌握一门外语并不容易。
He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.
他访问过许多国家，并学会了好几种外语。
The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.
她的手指肿胀是手指内有异物引起的。
She's a very good woman; unkindness is foreign to her nature.
她是个很好的人,冷酷不是她的本性。
五、常用短语
六、经典引文
He fell, crying and howling in a foreign tongue to gods of his own in the northland.
出自：H. Belloc七、常见错误
误 She blushed as she spoke, for lying is foreign with her nature.
正 She blushed as she spoke, for lying is foreign to her nature.
析 foreign 用来表达“和…格格不入”“和…不相干”时,后面应该加介词to,而不加 with或别的介词。
三对外国夫妇住在三楼。误 Three couples of foreigners live on the third floor.
正 Three foreign couples live on the third floor.
析 “三对外国夫妇”译成three couples of foreigners不符合英语习惯说法,应该改为 three foreign couples。“一对美国夫妇”是an American couple,若写成a couple of Americans就可能是两个美国人了。
他已定购了一辆外国造的汽车。误 He has placed an order for a foreigner's car.
正 He has placed an order for a foreign-made car.
析 “外国制造的”应译作foreign-made,而foreigner's是“外国人的”意思。
foreign的相关近义词
alien、distant、imported、introduced、remote、strange
foreign的相关反义词
inconsistent、native、unconnected、unrelated
foreign的相关临近词
foreigner、forehead、foreignize、foreignism、foreign to、foreignkey、foreign key、foreign oil、foreign log、foreignborn、Foreign bus、foreignness